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emily blunt

It’s hard to pinpoint exactly why The Adjustment Bureau fails as a film. Based on the Philip K. Dick story “Adjustment Team”, George Nolfi’s adaptation is, from memory, quite faithful to the source material. But like many of the works of author Stephen King that have been translated to the screen, something goes awry. Perhaps it is the simple fact that some novels and short stories are not suited to celluloid treatment. But why is that?…

Personally, hopes were high for the remake of The Wolfman, a story whose basic elements have been recounted in various guises over the years in both film and literature, and one that will never need to seek an audience. And so, it is with deep regret that I report the dull and lifeless bore that is Joe Johnston’s version. Impeccably produced, The Wolfman nevertheless plods along awkwardly like a werewolf in Doc Martin’s…